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Dead Girls Walking
by Sami Ellis
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This seemed like a book that was right up my alley - queer girls who spend the weekend at a horror lovers summer camp and have to survive a night of horrors - what’s not to love?
The plot was really interesting and I really enjoyed the characters, but I was confused for the majority of this book. The very beginning seemed to start with you, as a reader, being in the dark and having to learn about the lore and history of this spooky camp. But as I kept on reading, the confusion just grew and grew. I think this book was trying to do way too much without really focusing on a single plot point. It felt very reminiscent of Friday the 13th, mixed with Cabin in the Woods, mixed with Evil Dead, but then also mixed with so many other well known horror medias that it just got so muddy and a bit frustrating to read.
I did like the book and the premise of it, I just feel the execution was way off mark and could have used a few edits to cut out the fluff that didn’t add to the story.
Overall, this was okay. The writing is a bit confusing and you are left in the dark for 90% of the book, but it was creepy, spooky, and most importantly, a little gay.
Thank you NetGalley and Amulet Books for this E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The plot was really interesting and I really enjoyed the characters, but I was confused for the majority of this book. The very beginning seemed to start with you, as a reader, being in the dark and having to learn about the lore and history of this spooky camp. But as I kept on reading, the confusion just grew and grew. I think this book was trying to do way too much without really focusing on a single plot point. It felt very reminiscent of Friday the 13th, mixed with Cabin in the Woods, mixed with Evil Dead, but then also mixed with so many other well known horror medias that it just got so muddy and a bit frustrating to read.
I did like the book and the premise of it, I just feel the execution was way off mark and could have used a few edits to cut out the fluff that didn’t add to the story.
Overall, this was okay. The writing is a bit confusing and you are left in the dark for 90% of the book, but it was creepy, spooky, and most importantly, a little gay.
Thank you NetGalley and Amulet Books for this E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.